August 3, 2009 Hardware Review/Eulogy – The Canon 550 EX Ah, how I loved thee, the Canon 550 EX, with your 3 flash modes, ETTL, Manual and Multi mode. You were especially wonderful because of how well the ETTL worked in conjunction with the Canon bodies. Your typical standard hotshoe fit every Canon SLR from the first days ...
Tags: 550, 550 EX, Canon, hardware, reviewArticles, Canon, Content, Flash, hardware, Hardware Reviews, Product Review, technical July 27, 2009 After a couple diversion-driven weeks of postings, hardware reviews are back in full swing, and this week the 18-55mm lens from Canon undergoes analysis. Since the lens has already seen a great deal of feedback and reviews in the community, a discussion of the technical features of the lens is somewhat meaningless. Instead, here are ...
Tags: 18-55, Canon, hardware review, News, photography, potd, technicalCanon, gear, hardware, Hardware Reviews July 21, 2009 For the second week in a row, there will be no software review this Tuesday. The 2nd Annual Scott Kelby Worldwide Photowalk is the reason for eschewing the format again this week, so for those that miss the software reviews – go bug Mr. Kelby, it’s all his fault! (Just kidding, don’t go bugging ...
Tags: Canon, Canon v. Nikon, evidence, me, potd, Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk, VideoCanon, personal, photography, potd, Video May 29, 2009 Lame teaser alert, but that’s the title for the podcast over at Learning Digital Photography. Make sure to stop over to the podcast and download the show today! Here’s the show notes (I may add to these as I remember link references – if any are missing, let me know in the comments so I ...
Tags: ACR, Adobe, Canon, Contest, firmware, learning digital photography, Lightroom, podcast, web linksAdobe, Canon, competition, Contest, hardware, Learning Digital Photography Podcast, Lightroom, NAPP, News, personal, photography, Product Review, web links May 12, 2009 I’ve not seen much coverage of how to shoot tethered using the Canon proprietary software, so for today’s post, I thought it might be useful to offer the Canon perspective here (since the blog bears the moniker of my camera vendor of choice). For those who are Nikon shooters, I would highly recommend reading the ...
Tags: Canon, EOS Capture Utility, information, News, review, softwareCanon, photography, Product Review, software, technical April 30, 2009 Earlier this week on the blog, the 10-22mm Canon was reviewed, and in the comments, Julie asked if I could provide some comparison shots. So, in the interests of demonstrating the perspective change (and provide a few sample shots of things I thought came out well), here’s a plethora of photos. First, the comparisons… all ...
Tags: 10-22, Canon, photography, potd, wide angleCanon, Content, News, personal, photography, potd